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“Baffling” Mars plumes are electric

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Science news headlines around the world tell of a baffling mystery on the planet Mars. In March of 2012, amateur astronomers spotted enormous plumes jetting from the Martian surface. The plumes were more than 250 km high and several hundreds of kilometers in length.

Similar bright, enormous plumes have occasionally been spotted on Mars since 1997, leaving astronomers completely flustered. What does the Electric Universe tell us about these highly energetic events on Mars?

Video credit: The Thunderbolts Project

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